in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic District Export CouncilPlease click below for the latest program agenda.

Join the U.S. Commercial Service, in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic District Export Council, for a two day international business conference designed to help U.S. businesses take advantage of established and emerging export opportunities.

DISCOVER 2012 will feature high ranking U.S. government officials, U.S. commercial diplomats posted at U.S. Embassies abroad, international business leaders from the private sector, trade related topic experts and visiting foreign buyers from Central America and the United Arab Emirates.

Conference Program

DISCOVER NEW OPPORTUNITIES

DISCOVER 2012 will include moderated panel discussions on the world’s regions as well as separate "ask the expert" roundtable sessions. Click each title for a panel description.

"ASK THE EXPERTS" ROUNDTABLE SESSIONSIt is not enough to just know where the opportunities are. To be successful, U.S. exporters have to be prepared to take advantage of emerging markets and opportunities. DISCOVER 2012 will feature "meet the expert" roundtables on topics to include:

Export Finance: Improve Competitiveness and Minimize Risk

More Clicks, More Sales: Optimizing Your Website For International Success

DISCOVER 2012 will provide unparalleled access to U.S. commercial diplomats located throughout the world. During DISCOVER 2012 you will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with visiting commercial diplomats to discuss unique business issues, explore untapped markets and evaluate product and services offers for each country/region below:

Africa

Brazil

Canada

Colombia

Greece

India

Iraq

Japan

Mexico

Panama

Singapore

South Korea

Turkey

U.A.E.

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIESOpportunities will include networking receptions, luncheons, and the inclusive environment of the conference facilities.

Meetings with Buyers and Sourcing Agents

MEETINGS WITH QUALIFIED FOREIGN BUYERS, PARTNERS, AND PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE U.A.E.

One of the unique aspects to DISCOVER 2012 is the opportunity to meet individually with foreign buyers, partners, and procurement officials.

SPECIAL NOTE:For those U.S. companies whose products or services match up well with the participating foreign buyers’ objectives, the DISCOVER 2012 organizers will arrange one-on-one meetings with the interested buyers. Registrations from U.S. companies interested in the meetings will be shared with the U.S. Commercial Service offices in these countries.

To maximize the potential for quality meetings it is essential for companies to register for DISCOVER 2012 as early as possible.

The visiting buying delegation will seek to highlight the unique role of Dubai and the Northern Emirates as a gateway to the broader regional markets comprising the Middle East, North and East Africa, the Indian sub-continent and Central Asia.

For more infomation, profiles of the U.A.E delegation are available to download: U.A.E Profiles